Moots Profiles
Every morning I sit at my desk picking at the emails that have sprouted overnight. My desk faces the open door of the sales floor, leading to the stairwell. Reliably, the third person to come upstairs every day is Caleb Franklin, lead finisher turned welder. Caleb is putting away his lunch for the day- which almost always includes cheese and crackers, and he’s followed by his ‘Short Tailed African Cougar Hound’ Luther –my favorite shop dog.
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Matt has one big leg. What makes his big leg bigger than his regular leg is a titanium rod in his shin. You wouldn’t notice unless he pointed it out to you, but his right leg is a bit bigger than his left.
Even bigger than Matt’s right leg is his heart. A strong, honest soul, he’s one of those people that can disagree without hurting anyone’s feelings.
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Slow, steady steps… Ka-Pow! And Sam is in a fine samurai stance at the top of the stairs. Outlined by the doorway, he reminds me of an extra from ‘Harry-Karry’. From karate chop position, he walks through the door and often we find ourselves saying, ‘Good Morning!’ with an overly extended wave that uses the whole arm. Naturally we’ve gone from ancient Asia to synchronized swimming moves without a flinch…
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And so it begins……
It's now March 11th and we've sprung forward, leaving the evenings with more light and more time to ride without cutting out of work early. Tonight in Steamboat is our first installment of our local group road ride better known as "THE TUESDAY NIGHT WORLDS". Like many group rides around the country we meet at a local shop...ours happens to be Orange Peel Bicycle Service, which is also our local Moots dealer. This early in the spring will usually bring out the hard guys looking to ride no matter the weather. Today we are looking at clear skies and temps right around 34 degrees. The ride will be kept to short distances and mainly a slow pace so we can all get our group riding skills together. As the season gets rolling the distance and tempo will grow. Come June when it can be light until 9 pm or so the rides can go for 70 miles at times. If you ever find yourself in Steamboat and its Tuesday please join us for a great time on bikes. We break up into 3 groups most weeks and you can pick your poison for speed....group A= fast, get a flat and you’re on your own, B= nice tempo, will wait (most of the time), C= casual pace, no drops.The ride goes at 5:30 pm!
11 March 2008
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The picture looks like the ride up to Island in the Sky, Canyonlands UT. Is it?
It looks like the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction/Fruita CO?
Is that a banana in your jersey pocket or are you just happy to see the top of the climb?
A mutant - vestigial ‘gator tail.
This shot was taken at the entrance to Arches National Park. You climb up through the gap at the start which is stunning. The route through the park is amazing on bike. Do it on a weekday as to avoid the super land yacht RVs....